Line-holder.



175.744,77@ lMflrr11 rf-mn N0V.24,19o3. J. H.l LEE; LINE HOLDER.'

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 26, 1903.

N0 MODEL.

UNITED STATES Patented November 24, 1903.

JOHN H. LEE, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

LINE-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 744,772, dated November 24, 1903.

y Application filed February 26,1903. Serial No. 145,216. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN H. LEE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in

the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Line-Holders,of whichthe following is a specication.

lMy invention relates particularly to dashboard line-holders; and my primary object is to provide a device of this character of exceedingly simple construction, great durability, and improved operation.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 represents a broken perspective View of a dashboard equipped with my improved device; Fig.l2, a rear elevational view of the'holder; Fig. 3, a section of the holder, taken as indicated at line 3 of Fig. 2; Fig. 4, a plan view of a modification viewing a dash-l board to which it is applied in section, and Fig. 5- a rear View ofthe modified form of holder. Y Referring to Figs. 1,2, and 3, A represents a dashboard; B, a Whip-socket;` C, a whip; 'D, my improved line-holder, and E the lines secured by the holder. The device D comprises a dashboard clamp or clip a, a bolt a therefor, and a spring or tongue a2, between which and the member a, the lines are gripped. The clip a is preferably formed of sheet metal bent upon itself at a line b to affordjaws b. The jaws b' are curved at their extremities to present concavities to each other parallel with the line b and conforming to vthe dashboardiron. Adjacent to and parallel with the line b the metal of the two halves of the clip is struck out to afford circular channels b2 bg for receiving the shank-wires of the tongue a2. The metal of each jaw is struck out also over an area b4, blending with the elevation' at the channel b3, and from this raised portion b4 extend transverse ribs b5, whose extremities blend with the convex surface of the extremity of the jaw. This materially strengthens the jaws, as is evident. The jaws are provided centrally. with registering perforations countersunk byv striking the adjacent metal inwardly. The tongue a2 preferably is formed from a single length of-wire bent upon itself to aiord a loop-form tip c and parallel adjacent members c.

The members are curved forwardly to form the base c2 of the tongue, then coiled to form opposite spirals c o4, and then extended upwardly from the rear portions of the coils to provide shank-sections c5 creceived by the longitudinal or vertical channels b3 b2 of the clamp. p

vThe clamp is perfectly symmetrical with respect to the plane of the dashboard, so that i the tongue a? may be applied to form either j a right or left holder. V ably is employed in connection with the clamp,

A screw-bolt preferand this is reversible, the nut being used at the front side andthe head being countersunk to afford a smooth surface for the lines.

In assembling the jaws are left unclosed to upwardly, so that the space between it and the clamp narrows toward the upper end.

The eect ofthis is to cause the tongue to act to crowd the lines downwardly somewhat, thereby elfectually preventing their accidental dislodgment. i'

In applying the device to a dashboard it is only necessary to slip the jaws over the rim of the dashboard and tighten the screw, the springinessof the metal of the clamp yielding readily to the action of the screw. The device is convertible from right to left hand, or vice versa, or it may be supplied both right and left handed by assembling properly, as is evident. The device can be fashioned by suitable stamping and bending operations and after assemblage of the parts is japanned or nickelplated, affordingV an exceedingly neat, light, strong, and durable construction. The channel for'the lines is in a plane parallel with the dashboard, so that when the lines are inserted, as indicated, they are bent at right angles about the outer vertical edge of the clamp. This aids also in preventing dislodgment of the lines. Of course, if desired, the device may be applied to the top of the dashboard.

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In the modified form shown, D' represents a device comprising a clamp d, screw-bolt cl, and tongue d2. jaws d3 d4 and an extension d5 at the eXtremity of one of the jaws and lying adjacent to the inner surface of the dashboard. The tongue d2 is like the tongue a2, and the portion d5 has vertical channels ddl for receiving its shank-wires. The metal is suitably shaped and bent upon itself some distance from one vertical edge to form the jaws and bent upon itself near its other vertical edge to form the channels for the shank-wires. The jaws are suitably strengthened by transverse ribs, as shown.

An advantage incident to the modified form x is that the main portion of the device lies within the limits of the dashboard, so that there is but little projection beyond the edge of the dashboard. It is obvious that the parts may be assembled to produce either a right or left hand holder. Here, however,

the clamp requires to be inverted in the con- I version, and for this reason the channels d6 dl are open at top and bottom. One wall of the channel d6 is shown struck in against the corresponding shank-Wire, as indicated at d8, to give added security to the connection. In

the other form the channels b2 b3 are closed l;

What I claim as new, and desire to secure i by Letters Patent, is-

1. A dashboard line-holder, comprising a suitable clamp, and a yielding tongue connected therewith and opposed to and bearing thereupon and forming therewith a channel, the channel between said tongue and clamp being parallel with the dashboard, for the purpose set forth.

2. A dashboard line-holder, comprising an adjustable clamp having integral spring-jaws, and a tongue carried by said clamp and bearing yieldingly thereon.

3. A dashboard line-holder, comprising a clamp provided with jaws for` clamping upon the edge of the dashboard and having channelsparallel with the edges of the extremities of the jaws, and a tongue having upwardlyexltending shank-wires received by said channe s.

4. A device of the character described, comprising a sheet-metal member bent to form The clamp comprises spring- 5. Adevice of the character described, comprising a sheet-metal member bent to afford clamping-jaws, a screw for tightening said jaws, and a tongue carried by said member.

6. Adevice of the character described, comprising a sheet-metal member bent to afford clamping-jaws, and a tongue carried by said member and forming therewith a line-receiving channel parallel with the dashboard.

7. A device of the character described, comprising a sheet-metal member bent at its central portion to aord clamping-jaws and provided adjacent to its folded edge with chani nels, a suitable screw, and a tongue provided with shank-wires received by said channels.

8. Adevice of the character described, comiprising a sheet-metal member folded upon itself at a central line and suitably shaped to afford clamping-jaws, and provided adjacent i to its folded edge with two channels, a suitl able screw, and a tongue provided with up- ,3 turned shan k-wires received by said channels.

9. A device of the character described, comi prising a sheet-metal member bent and shaped to aord clampingjaws and provided with transverse stiffening-ri'bs at said jaws, and a i tongue carried by and yieldingly opposed to j said member.

l0. A device of the character described,c0m

'prising a sheet-metal member folded upon itself at a central line and suitably shaped to i afford clamping-jaws and provided adjacent to its folded edge with channels parallel with i said edge and terminating beneath the upper edge, a suitable screw, and a tongue yieldingly opposed to said member and having j shank-wires received by said channels.

1l. A device of the character described,com

prising a suitable clamp provided with chani nels, and a tongue carried by and yieldingly opposed to said clamp, and comprising a hook,

coils and shank-wires formed integral with each other.

l2. A device of the characterdescribed,com prising a clamp having laterally-extending jaws and Vertical channels, and a tongue comprising a wire folded upon itself at its central portion and shaped to afford a hook, the members thereby formed being bent forward at the base, then coiled, then extended upwardly to afford shank-wires flanking the hook, said shank-wires fitting in said channels.

13. A dashboard line-holder of the character described, comprising a reversible clamp havingjaws for clamping the edge of the dashboard,and a tongue reversibly connected with said clamp, for the purpose set forth.

JOI-IN H. LEE.

In presence of- M. S. MACKENZIE, WALTER WINBERG.

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